Jetstar Airways (JQ, Melbourne Tullamarine) will transition its longhaul operations to its B787-8 fleet with effect from September 14. According to Australian Aviation, the budget carrier expects to receive its final three B787s during the second half of this year following which they will assume control of all long range flights.
The last A330-200-operated services are slated to be Melbourne Tullamarine-Honolulu and Brisbane International-Honolulu on September 13 following which the aircraft will be transferred to parent Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith).
Jetstar currently operates eight B787s out of a total of eleven on order from Boeing (BOE, Washington National).
